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Sunrise Resources plc, is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2024, a copy of which is also available on the Company's website, www.sunriseresourcesplc.com

Operational Highlights

CS Natural Pozzolan Project (100% owned, Nevada USA)

Ø Talks continue with multiple parties for the development of the CS Deposit with new interested parties emerging on a regular basis.

Ø Terms recently discussed with different parties vary from sale of the Project with retained royalty to supply of 'as-mined' material to a third-party process plant.

Hazen Natural Pozzolan Project (100% owned, Nevada, USA)

Ø Processing of 250t bulk sample by existing pozzolan producer now expected to take place over the summer after long delay at the plant site.

Pioche Sepiolite Project (Under Option, Nevada, USA)

Ø Project under option to world's largest sepiolite producer, Tolsa S.A., giving a right to purchase the Project for US$1.4 million by 28 December 2024 with future payments to Sunrise of a 3% revenue-based royalty on production.

Ø Tolsa is working with the US Federal Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") to obtain approvals for 13 sonic boreholes, each to maximum 130ft deep and 300m of trenching in three large trenches.

Ø Drilling and trenching expected to start in July to collect additional samples for testing and to define extensions to the sepiolite deposit defined in 2023.

Crow Springs Diatomite Project (Royalty Interest, Nevada, USA)

Ø Recently sold to Dicalite Management group for US$150,000, of which half is already paid and half is payable on submission of a Plan of Operations to BLM.

Ø Sunrise retains right to royalty payment of $6/dry ton of ore delivered to Dicalite's nearby processing plant.

Ø Documents being readied by Dicalite Management Group for submission of a Plan of Operations to BLM which will trigger further payment.

Ø Royalty income could start within 12 months, mine permits allowing.

Jacksons Wash Gold Project (Under lease/option Nevada, USA)

Ø Currently under lease/option to major gold producer Kinross Gold Corporation ("Kinross"). Kinross may purchase the project for US$500,000 and payment to Sunrise of 2.5% Net Smelter Return ("NSR") Royalty.

Ø Leased claims form a part of Kinross' Montezuma Gold Project where exploration is now progressing to an advance stage. Kinross is currently finalising an exploration Plan of Operations with the BLM for numerous new drill sites.

Ø Sunrise's claims are integral to Kinross' Plan area.

Garfield Copper-Gold-Silver Project (Royalty Interest, Nevada, USA)

Ø Project under active exploration by Golden Metal Resources ("GMET").

Ø GMET has defined significant coincident copper-in soil anomalies and magnetic anomalies interpreted by GMET as targets for porphyry copper mineralisation.

Ø Sunrise holds a 2% Net Smelter Return Royalty over most of the main porphyry targets define to-date.

Reese Ridge Zinc-Lead-Silver-Gallium (100% owned, Nevada, USA)

Ø Recent sampling and interpretation for historical geophysical data has found high grade zinc-lead-silver-gallium mineralisation spatially related to geophysical anomalies that may represent buried carbonate replacement or porphyry copper mineralisation.

Ø Additional field work planned to determine extent of high grades on surface prior to drill testing.

Bakers Gold Project (100% owned, Western Australia)

Ø Previous exploration has intersected high grades of gold in percussion drilling, i.e. 2m grading 14.36 g/t gold from 64m downhole in hole 21SBRC002 on DLR4 Target.

Ø Mining lease applications surrendered in favour of new prospecting licence application which, when granted, will ensure that the project area can be retained at low cost and for an extended period.

Ø Negotiations are taking place for the sale of Sunrise Minerals Australia Pty Ltd, the holding company for the Bakers Gold Project.

Financial Results Summary

Group loss for the six-months ended 31 March 2024 of £66,113 comprising:

  • Other income of £142,650.
  • Interest income of £412; less Administration costs of £209,723.
  • Expensed pre-licence exploration costs totalling £678.
  • Impairment adjustment (credit) of £1,226.
  • Project expenditure of £29,867 was capitalised.

Funding during the period

Income of US$180,000 (GBP £142,650) was received during the reporting period from option fees; US$100,000 (GBP £79,250) from Tolsa US Inc. for the Pioche Sepiolite Project, US$75,000 (GBP £59,437) as the first instalment relating to the sale of the Crow Springs Diatomite claims and $5,000 (GBP £3,963) from Kinross Mining Corporation.

Shares to the value of £12,089 were issued in February 2024 in satisfaction of a portion of outstanding directors' fees and a supplier invoice of £12,500, and an amount of £25,000 was settled in shares on the conversion of a part of a convertible security outstanding in March 2024.

On 31 March 2024, the Company held £161,911 in cash and cash equivalents and liquid listed investments having a value of £17,992.

The Company relies upon periodic capital fundraisings until such time as cashflow can be derived either from the sale of assets or future operations.

Nominated Adviser

Chairman's Statement

I am pleased to present the Company's unaudited financial results for the six-month' period ended 31 March 2024.

During the reporting period, talks for the future of our CS Natural Pozzolan Project have covered a range of possible outcomes including the sale of the project with a retained royalty, whilst another company is seeking to offtake 'as mined' material from the mine site to feed an offsite process plant. Discussions are continuing, and whilst they are more protracted than we would like, we are also seeing the emergence of new interested parties on a regular basis as the market for natural pozzolan becomes established, not only as a lower CO2 substitute for fly-ash and cement in concrete, but also as a raw material for the new green cements that are growing their markets as a total replacement for ordinary Portland cement.

At our Hazen Natural Pozzolan Project we expect the processing of the 250-ton bulk sample mined in 2022 to take place over the summer. The delays to our collaboration with the processing company have been caused by their internal constraints which, we understand, are now largely resolved and this should clear the way for processing and joint venture discussions to resume with the processing partner, an existing producer of natural pozzolan.

At our Pioche Sepiolite Project in Nevada, which is under option to world's leading sepiolite producer, Tolsa S.A., we extended Tolsa's option to buy the project until 28 December 2024 and in return secured an option fee of US$100,000 and an increase in the purchase price to US$1.4 million. A large deposit of sepiolite was demonstrated by Tolsa's 2023 drill programme and Tolsa is now working with the BLM to permit a follow-up drill programme which is expected to start in July 2024. We remain optimistic that Tolsa will exercise its option, in which case we can expect to receive a 3% revenue-based royalty from future operations in addition to the cash payment.

During the period under review there have been a number of developments on the Company's other projects where we hold royalty interests or future royalty interests as the foundations laid in previous years start to bear fruit. Most of our royalty interests are calculated on revenue such as net smelter returns ("NSR"). They are risk free to us and payable irrespective of profitability. Furthermore, they are free carried and so, as holder, we are not required to contribute to exploration or mine development costs. Royalty interests also have a ready market amongst numerous specialist royalty holding companies. As a very general rule of thumb, a 1% revenue based royalty can be considered equivalent an equity-based profits interest of at least 10%.

During the period under review the Company sold a group of claims covering a diatomite deposit at Crow Springs to leading diatomite producer Dicalite Management Group ("Dicalite") which operates a diatomite processing plant at Basalt. A further payment is due to the Company when Dicalite submits a mine Plan of Operations to the BLM and the Company has retained the right to a US$6/t royalty payment on production. Dicalite has advised that it is gathering the information necessary for submission of a Plan of Operations to the BLM. The Company believes that Dicalite is planning to start production at Crow Springs, and so payment of the royalty to Sunrise, as early as this time next year, permits allowing.

Work at the Company's Jackson Wash claims has also taken a step forward under our lease/option agreement with major gold producer Kinross Gold Corporation ("Kinross"). Kinross may purchase the project for US$500,000 and payment to Sunrise of 2.5% Net Smelter Return ("NSR") Royalty. The Company's claims are part of a larger land position being explored by Kinross for gold, as part of their Montezuma Gold Project, where Kinross is now moving exploration to an advanced stage and finalising an exploration Plan of Operations to the BLM for numerous new drill sites.

Exploration work is also ongoing at the Garfield Copper-Gold-Silver Project in Nevada where Sunrise holds a 2% NSR royalty and where owner Golden Metal Resources ("GMET") has recently defined significant coincident copper-in soil anomalies and magnetic anomalies interpreted by GMET as targets for porphyry copper mineralisation following Sunrise's original discovery of outcropping copper-gold-silver mineralisation. The Company's royalty covers the original claims sold to GMET and a one-mile surrounding area that includes most of the porphyry targets defined to-date.

Earlier in the reporting period we highlighted the discovery of outcropping high-grade zinc-lead-silver-gallium mineralisation at our Reese Ridge Project with samples reported sampling containing up to 13.6% zinc, 146ppm silver and 68ppm gallium in separate samples. This surface mineralisation is spatially related to geophysical electrical conductivity anomalies and the geological setting, and geological features of the target are consistent with a Carbonate Replacement Deposit (CRD) style of mineralisation. These can be large and high grade as with the Hermosa Project in neighbouring Arizona which was acquired by South 32 in a US$1.3 billion takeover, and which includes the Taylor Deposit (138 million tonne Mineral Resource with a zinc equivalent grade of 8.61%) now under development. Further surface mapping and sampling is planned to determine the extent of high grades on surface prior to drill testing and to evaluate the associated grades of gallium, a metal essential to the electronic industry, the supply of which is dominated by China.

In Australia our only project interest is the Bakers Gold Project where previous exploration has intersected high grades of gold in percussion drilling. Mining lease applications have been surrendered in favour of prospecting licence application which, when granted, will ensure that the project area can be retained at a lower cost and for an extended period. Negotiations are taking place for the sale of Sunrise Minerals Australia Pty Ltd, the holding company for the Bakers Project.

During the period under review the Company completed the sub-division of its then existing Ordinary Shares into one new ordinary share and one deferred share and the subsequent buy back and cancellation of the deferred shares. The net result of the process was to reduce the par value of the Company's ordinary shares.

I would like to thank shareholders for their support, and we look forward to bringing you further news from our key projects.

Patrick Cheetham

Executive Chairman

Consolidated Income Statement

for the six months to 31 March 2024

Six months to 31 March 2024 UnauditedSix months to 31 March 2023 UnauditedTwelve months to 30 September 2023 Audited
£££
Pre-licence exploration costs(678)(2,252)(3,753)
Reversal of impairment of deferred exploration assets1,226--
Administration costs(209,723)(180,426)(425,419)
Other income142,65036,38736,881
Operating loss(66,525)(146,291)(392,291)
Interest receivable4123801,000
Loss before income tax(66,113)(145,911)(391,291)
Income tax---
Loss for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent(66,113)(145,911)(391,291)
Loss per share - basic and fully diluted (pence) (Note 2)(0.002)(0.004)(0.010)
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the six months to 31 March 2024
Six months to 31 March 2024 UnauditedSix months to 31 March 2023 UnauditedTwelve months to 30 September 2023 Audited
£££
Loss for the period(66,113)(145,911)(391,291)

Other comprehensive income:

Items that could be reclassified subsequently to the income statement:

Six months to 31 March 2024 UnauditedSix months to 31 March 2023 UnauditedTwelve months to 30 September 2023 Audited
£££
Foreign exchange translation differences on foreign currency net investments in subsidiaries(72,021)(246,823)(215,389)

Items that will not be reclassified to the Income Statement:

Six months to 31 March 2024 UnauditedSix months to 31 March 2023 UnauditedTwelve months to 30 September 2023 Audited
£££
Changes in the fair value of equity investments7,288(3,119)(7,466)
(64,733)(249,942)(222,855)
Total comprehensive loss for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent(130,846)(395,853)(614,146)
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
as at 31 March 2024
As at 31 March 2024 UnauditedAs at 31 March 2023 UnauditedAs at 30 September 2023 Audited
£££
Non-current assets
Intangible assets2,359,5762,292,9592,409,311
Right of use assets-7,7495,536
Other investments17,99215,34111,192
2,377,5682,316,0492,426,039
Current assets
Receivables147,419151,325145,459
Cash and cash equivalents161,911180,896177,967
309,330332,221323,426
Current liabilities Trade and other payables Lease liability(160,068) (2,557)(54,930) (2,587)(108,773) (2,644)
Convertible loan note(275,000)(200,000)-(300,000)
Net current (liabilities)/assets(128,295)74,704(87,991)
Non-current liabilities
Provisions for liabilities and charges(25,977)(29,129)(29,525)
(25,977)(29,129)(29,525)
Net assets2,223,2962,361,6242,308,523
Equity
Called up share capital42,7533,933,6754,095,052
Share premium account5,728,3845,680,3165,680,316
Share warrant reserve Capital redemption reserve38,564 4,054,10239,136 -42,815 -
Fair value reserve9,9627,0212,674
Foreign currency reserve111,487157,280188,714
Accumulated losses(7,761,956)(7,455,804)(7,701,048)
Equity attributable to owners of the parent(2,223,296)2,361,6242,308,523
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Share capitalShare premium accountCapital redemption reserveShare warrant reserveFair value reserveForeign currency reserveAccumulated lossesTotal
££££££££
At 30 September 20223,833,5595,680,316-40,10110,140404,103(7,312,362)2,655,857
Loss for the period------(145,911)(145,911)
Change in fair value----(3,119)--(3,119)
Exchange differences-----(246,823)-(246,823)
Total comprehensive
loss for the period----(3,119)(246,823)(145,911)(395,853)
Share issue110,116------110,116
Share based payments expense---1,504---1,504
Transfer of expired warrants--(2,469)--2,469-
At 31 March 20233,943,6755,680,316-39,1367,021157,280(7,455,804)2,371,624
Loss for the period------(245,380)(245,380)
Change in fair value----(4,347)--(4,347)
Exchange differences-----31,434-31,434
Total comprehensive-
loss for the period----(4,347)31,434(245,380)(218,293)
Share issue151.377------151,377
Share based payments expense---3,815---3,815
Transfer of expired warrants----(136)--136-
At 30 September 20234,095,0525,680,316-42,8152,674188,714(7,701,048)2,308,523
Loss for the period------(66,113)(66,113)
Change in fair value----7,288--7,288
Exchange differences-----(77,227)-(77,227)
Total comprehensive
loss for the period----7,288(77,227)(66,113)(136,052)
Share issue (Note 3)1,80348,068----49,871
Share sub-division (Note 4)(4,054,102)4,054,102-
Share based payments expense---954---954
Transfer of expired warrants---(5,205)--5,205-
At 31 March 202442,7535,728,3844,054,10238,5649,962111,487(7,761,956)2,223,296
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the six months to 31 March 2024
Six months to 31 March 2024 UnauditedSix months to 31 March 2023 UnauditedTwelve months to 30 September 2023 Audited
£££
Operating activity
Operating loss(66,525)(146,291)(392,291)
Depreciation/interest charge-2,2864,944
Share based payment charge9541,5045,319
Shares issued in lieu of net wages12,36320,11615,520
Fees paid by issues of shares (redemption fees)--42,857
Impairment of deferred exploration asset---
Reclamation provision---
(Increase)/decrease in receivables(1,960)16,098(21,966)
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables51,295(50,007)3,837
Net cash outflow from operating activity(3,873)(156,294)(341,780)
Investing activity
Interest received4123801,000
Receipts from disposal of equity investments---
Project development expenditures(29,867)(39,012)(124,761)
Net cash outflow from investing activity(29,455)(38,632)(123,761)
Financing activity
Issue of share capital (net of expenses)780,000118,636
Issue of shares via exercise of warrants---
Share subscription loan-200,000-
Lease payments Convertible loan note- -(2,587) -(2,623) 400,000
Net cash inflow from financing activity7277,413516,013
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(33,321)82,48750,472
Cash and cash equivalents at start of period177,96796,12696,801
Exchange differences17,2652,28330,694
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period161,911180,896177,967
Notes to the Interim Statement
1. Basis of preparation
2. Loss per share
Six months to 31 March 2024 UnauditedSix months to 31 March 2023 UnauditedTwelve months to 30 September 2023 Audited
Loss for the period (£)(66,113)(145,911)(391,291)
Weighted average shares in issue (No.)3,962,771,4833,894,814,4063,955,796,532
Basic and diluted loss per share (pence)(0.002)(0.004)(0.010)

Share capital

During the six months to 31 March 2024 the following share issues and transactions took place:

On 23 November 2023, sub-division of shares resulting in the nominal value changing from 0.1p per share to 0.001p per share (note 4 below).

An issue of 10,000 0.001p Ordinary Shares at 0.07p per share as part of the sub-division of Share Capital and the cancellation and buy back of deferred shares. This issue being made for the purpose of financing the buy back (29 November 2023).

An issue of 27,474,222 0.001p Ordinary Shares at 0.045p per share to three directors, for a total consideration of £12,363 in satisfaction of directors' fees (22 February 2024).

An issue of 27,777,778 0.001p Ordinary Shares at 0.045p per share in settlement of a portion of outstanding net fees to Mining and Metals Research Corporation, for a total consideration of £12,500 (22 February 2024).

An issue of 125,000,000 0.001p Ordinary Shares at 0.02p per share, by exercise of conversion rights and the issue of fee shares in connection with the Deed (TNZ first convertible loan note), for a total consideration of £25,000 (5 March 2024).

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 31 March 2024 was 4,275,314,030 shares of 0.001p each, £42,753 (30 September 2023: 4,095,052,030 shares of 0.1p each, £4,095,052).

Share Capital Sub-Division

At a General Meeting on 22 November 2023, the shareholders approved the sub-division of the Company's ordinary share capital, whereby each existing Ordinary Share with a nominal value of 0.1p were subdivided into 1 new Ordinary Share of 0.001p and 1 Deferred Share of 0.099p each, and the subsequent buy back and cancellation of the Deferred Shares.

The Sub-Division was completed on 23 November 2023. The Deferred Shares had no significant rights attached to them and carried no right to vote or to participate in distribution of surplus assets and were not admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc. The Deferred Shares effectively carried no value and the buy back and cancellation of the Deferred Shares was completed on 29 November 2023.

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